Could you cut someone's toe nails?

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My BF has the opposite of a foot fetish. He really hates feet. I've never seen anything like it. I feel fairly ambivilent about feet. I wouldn't go out of my way to touch anyone's foot, but would do what needs doing to help most people. In fact I did trim BF's nail when we were on holiday, a sharp edge was causing some bleeding on the adajcent toe and we didn't really have the correct implement, so it was awkard for him to do. I didn't love or hate it, it was just something that needed doing to solve a problem.

My Dad has just called because he needs his toe nails trimming. He's old and immobile and what he was actually asking was if I'm available to give him a lift to the chiropodist. BF thought he was asking me to do it and absoultely completely horrified. The only reason I wouldn't is because of Dad's condition, it's important not to get it wrong.

Yes I know we could find a mobile chirpodist. That's a battle for another day 🤣

I can do it for people I love…(kids, Dad). otherwise I nearly vomit

No. I've never cut anyonelse's toenails and I have no plans to do so. I don't even particularly like cutting my own.

My mother spent her last few years in a care home and they had a visiting podiatrist so I never had to encounter her feet 🙏

They're just feet. Wonders of biological engineering/architecture, but ultimately, they are just feet. Nothing gross or disgusting about them, any more than hands, hair or no hair do.

If there's a medical issue, obviously it's appropriate to ensure that they see a podiatrist, but even then, it's absolutely vital to maintain standard/non invasive levels of care in between visits so that any problems are spotted and dealt with before they become a risk. Helping with washing, drying, moisturising, filing, checking for any tiny wounds, calluses or corns, bunion formation or nails pressing into other toes or ingrowing is nothing - especially if by providing that could prevent things as traumatic as amputation or sepsis.

Yes but I work in healthcare so I’m not squeamish at all

I cut my husbands because he can’t, if we got someone in to do them it would be £40 a go!

My dad has the most gross feet in the world - I cut them when he asks me to. He usually has a podiatrist but has emergency surgery last month and I cut them for him in the hospital. They are honestly vile, but I love him.

Same.
In fact I once cut someones toe off!😱
Back in the day nurses used to do debridement of wounds as standard and you would sometimes see badly infected ulcers or in this case, gangrenous feet.
I mean the toe was already black and dead so its not like they needed it!!LOL😆

Maybe depends on who your care company is with. My SSSC registered relative who works for a Local Authority is not allowed to cut nails. It's either a nail file or Podiatrist is called in.

And, worth every penny. DH knows i would never go near his feet. I'll happily buy him some hedge trimmers on a long pole 😆.

Must do! Guidance from NHS Scotland published in 2025 certainly was that carers should be cutting fingernails and toenails (low or moderate risk patients) .

I have done it for my father in law years ago.